Robert E. Sheads was a member of Company A, 1st Penna. Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He was wounded at White Oak Swamp, Virginia.
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Suggested edit: The son of Elias J. & Mary G. (McBride) Sheads, in 1860 he was a machinist living in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 6" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the overstated age of eighteen in West Chester, Chester County, June 8, 1861, mustered into federal service at Baltimore, Maryland, July 26 as a private with Co. K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves (30th Pennsylvania Infantry), then re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer December 28, 1863, at Bristow, Virginia. On May 31, 1864, with the dissolution of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, he transferred to Co. A, 190th Pennsylvania Infantry, to complete his term of service. During fighting near White Oak Swamp, Virginia, on June 13, 1864, a bullet passed through the left side of his face and exited the right side of his neck. Admitted to the hospital at David's Island, New York, he later transferred to the medical facility in York, Pennsylvania, where he discharged by surgeon's certificate to date November 9, 1864.
He married Sarah E. "Sallie" Knouse December 8, 1864, and fathered Mary (b. ?).
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Suggested edit: Robert E. Sheads married Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Knouse on December 8, 1864 in York Springs, Adams County, PA. Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Sheads, was born the following year. Suffering from severe, debilitating health issues resulting from the wounds to his jaw and neck incurred during the war, Robert collected an invalid's pension until his death in 1868. His widow, Sarah, applied for the widow's pension in 1869.
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Suggested edit: The son of Elias J. & Mary G. (McBride) Sheads, in 1860 he was a machinist living in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 6" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the overstated age of eighteen in West Chester, Chester County, June 8, 1861, mustered into federal service at Baltimore, Maryland, July 26 as a private with Co. K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves (30th Pennsylvania Infantry), then re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer December 28, 1863, at Bristow, Virginia. On May 31, 1864, with the dissolution of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, he transferred to Co. A, 190th Pennsylvania Infantry, to complete his term of service. During fighting near White Oak Swamp, Virginia, on June 13, 1864, a bullet passed through the left side of his face and exited the right side of his neck. Admitted to the hospital at David's Island, New York, he later transferred to the medical facility in York, Pennsylvania, where he discharged by surgeon's certificate to date November 9, 1864.
He married Sarah E. "Sallie" Knouse December 8, 1864, and fathered Mary (b. ?).
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Suggested edit: Robert E. Sheads married Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Knouse on December 8, 1864 in York Springs, Adams County, PA. Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Sheads, was born the following year. Suffering from severe, debilitating health issues resulting from the wounds to his jaw and neck incurred during the war, Robert collected an invalid's pension until his death in 1868. His widow, Sarah, applied for the widow's pension in 1869.
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Robert E. Sheads was a member of Company A, 1st Penna. Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He was wounded at White Oak Swamp, Virginia.
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Robert Sheads (7786940)
Suggested edit: The son of Elias J. & Mary G. (McBride) Sheads, in 1860 he was a machinist living in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 6" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the overstated age of eighteen in West Chester, Chester County, June 8, 1861, mustered into federal service at Baltimore, Maryland, July 26 as a private with Co. K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves (30th Pennsylvania Infantry), then re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer December 28, 1863, at Bristow, Virginia. On May 31, 1864, with the dissolution of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, he transferred to Co. A, 190th Pennsylvania Infantry, to complete his term of service. During fighting near White Oak Swamp, Virginia, on June 13, 1864, a bullet passed through the left side of his face and exited the right side of his neck. Admitted to the hospital at David's Island, New York, he later transferred to the medical facility in York, Pennsylvania, where he discharged by surgeon's certificate to date November 9, 1864.
He married Sarah E. "Sallie" Knouse December 8, 1864, and fathered Mary (b. ?).
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) • [email protected]
Suggested edit: Robert E. Sheads married Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Knouse on December 8, 1864 in York Springs, Adams County, PA. Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Sheads, was born the following year. Suffering from severe, debilitating health issues resulting from the wounds to his jaw and neck incurred during the war, Robert collected an invalid's pension until his death in 1868. His widow, Sarah, applied for the widow's pension in 1869.
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Robert Sheads (7786940)
Suggested edit: The son of Elias J. & Mary G. (McBride) Sheads, in 1860 he was a machinist living in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 6" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the overstated age of eighteen in West Chester, Chester County, June 8, 1861, mustered into federal service at Baltimore, Maryland, July 26 as a private with Co. K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves (30th Pennsylvania Infantry), then re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer December 28, 1863, at Bristow, Virginia. On May 31, 1864, with the dissolution of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, he transferred to Co. A, 190th Pennsylvania Infantry, to complete his term of service. During fighting near White Oak Swamp, Virginia, on June 13, 1864, a bullet passed through the left side of his face and exited the right side of his neck. Admitted to the hospital at David's Island, New York, he later transferred to the medical facility in York, Pennsylvania, where he discharged by surgeon's certificate to date November 9, 1864.
He married Sarah E. "Sallie" Knouse December 8, 1864, and fathered Mary (b. ?).
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) • [email protected]
Suggested edit: Robert E. Sheads married Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Knouse on December 8, 1864 in York Springs, Adams County, PA. Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Sheads, was born the following year. Suffering from severe, debilitating health issues resulting from the wounds to his jaw and neck incurred during the war, Robert collected an invalid's pension until his death in 1868. His widow, Sarah, applied for the widow's pension in 1869.
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